Should hate speech be illegal?

It's hypocritical to try and make hate speech illegal

Question: Should hate speech be illegal?
Position‹3 of 3: Hate speech shouldn't concern the law
Argument‹2 of 3›: It's hypocritical to try and make hate speech illegal

Hurtful words will always be around. Bullies, passive aggressiveness, and slander are simply a part of society that everyone must grow up with and ignore. If people put up with verbal aggression like this, then hate speech should be tolerated too.

The argument

Hate speech is said to be a major problem that should be illegal. But if that’s the case, slander and verbal aggression should be illegal as well. Verbal abuse causes anxiety and diminished self-esteem. Hate speech shouldn’t be illegal if people are suffering from bullying, emotional manipulation, slander, and passive aggressive behavior is okay in society.

Premises

[P1]If hate speech is criminalized because it causes psychological harm, then other harmful speech like slander, verbal abuse, bullying, and emotional manipulation should be criminalized on the same grounds. [P2] Society tolerates these other forms of harmful speech without making them illegal. [C] Therefore, it is hypocritical and inconsistent to single out hate speech for legal prohibition.

Counter-arguments

Verbal abuse should be punished for as well as hate speech. But hate speech attacks someone because of their identity, not their character. Hating a specific group of people hinders their lifestyle and socialization with others.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P2] Hate speech has bigger consequences than verbal abuse.